Rig Veda 7.26.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 26, Mantra 2
Sukta 7.26
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Indra (Soma-mediated)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उक्थौक्थे सोम इन्द्रं ममाद नीथेनीथे मघवानं सुतासः । यदीं सबाधः पितरं न पुत्राः समानदक्षा अवसे हवन्ते ॥
Transliteration
ukthá-ukthe sóma índraṁ mamāda nī́the-nī́the maghávānaṁ sutā́saḥ | yad ī́ṁ sa-bā́dhaḥ pitáraṁ ná putrā́ḥ samāná-dakṣā́ aváse hávante ||
Translation
उक्थौक्थे सोम इन्द्रं ममाद नीथेनीथे मघवानं सुतासः। यदीं सबाधः पितरं न पुत्राः समानदक्षाः अवसे हवन्ते॥
Word by Word
उक्थेin the hymn/chant
उक्थे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootउक्थ (प्रातिपदिक) < √वच् (स्तुति/उक्ति)
उक्थेin (each) hymn
उक्थे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootउक्थ (प्रातिपदिक) < √वच्
सोमःSoma (the pressed drink/deity)
सोमः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक) < √सु (सवन/प्रसव) / सोम-रस
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
ममादhas exhilarated / made (him) rejoice
ममाद:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√मद् (हर्षे/मदे)
नीथेin the guiding (song)/leadership-chant
नीथे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootनीथ (प्रातिपदिक) < √नी (नेतृत्व/नयन) (वेदिक: ‘नेतृ-स्तुति/मार्गदर्शन’)
नीथेin (each) guiding chant
नीथे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootनीथ (प्रातिपदिक) < √नी
मघवानम्the bountiful one (Indra)
मघवानम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootमघवन् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘दानशील/समृद्ध’ (इन्द्र-विशेषण)
सुतासःthe pressed (Soma-drops)
सुतासः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसुत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) < √सु (सवने) ‘pressed’
यत्when / since
यत्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeIndeclinable (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ईम्indeed / him
ईम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootईम् (निपात)
सबाधःtogether / in a body
सबाधः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootसबाध (प्रातिपदिक) ‘सहित-बाध/एकसाथ’
पितरम्(their) father
पितरम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
पुत्राःsons
पुत्राः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
समानदक्षाःof like intent/ability
समानदक्षाः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootसमान-दक्ष (समास; प्रातिपदिक) ‘एक-धिया/एक-शक्ति’
अवसेfor help / for protection
अवसे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘सहाय्य/रक्षा’
हवन्तेthey call/invoke
हवन्ते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वे (आह्वाने)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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